Joanne (Jo) Webster

Joanne (Jo) Webster is a counsellor who aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable. She acknowledges how hard it can be to reach out and focuses on helping people feel heard and understood. Jo presents herself as approachable and a steady listener for those dealing with stress, anxiety, grief or life changes such as divorce and separation.

She trained in the United Kingdom and is registered with the NCPS, a registration she has held since qualifying in 2015. Jo uses a mix of approaches rather than a single method, so sessions are shaped around what each person needs. She keeps language plain and works to build trust from the first meetings.

Jo has particular experience supporting people through bereavement and loss, having worked in palliative care for seven years. During that time she supported people with terminal diagnoses and their family members before and after bereavement. She has also helped people cope with the death of a child or sudden traumatic loss.

Her practice covers a broad range of concerns including trauma, attachment issues, addiction, family problems and caregiving stress. Jo adapts tools from cognitive behavioural ideas, psychodynamic thinking, motivational interviewing, hypnotherapy and client-centred work to suit each person’s needs.

She aims for a collaborative working relationship where people set goals and choose what feels helpful. To begin a course of sessions, clients are asked to use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling according to availability.

How Jo's approaches work well online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship. It helps people feel understood and decide what to work on at their own pace. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviours interact and teaches practical ways to manage anxiety, stress or unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Jo will work with each person to choose and adapt methods based on their goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process where plans are reviewed and changed if something does not help.

The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm available online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into everyday life by saving travel time and allowing shorter check-ins between other commitments. It can also help people attend when they prefer not to travel or when scheduling around work and caregiving is important. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists generally aim to adjust session length and frequency to fit each person's routine and needs.